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When does my firm have to start reporting? Once your firm has signed onto the 2030 Commitment, we strongly encourage you to start inputting projects soon after. These can be test projects or relatively straightforward ones, so you're able to get acquainted with the DDx platform. You can find past recordings of our Open Office Hours that walk through inputting a project on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@CommitmentAIA/videos. Depending on when in the year your firm signed on, you may have a couple projects input to test the waters and able to submit by the March 31st deadline. Otherwise, your firm's second year within the program (or first full year) is when you are required to start reporting projects. When is the 2030 reporting deadline? The 2030 reporting deadline is always March 31st! Do my projects or entire portfolio have to make the 80% pEUI reduction goal? No, you do not need to meet the current 80% pEUI reduction goal. The majority of firms do not meet the target reduction across their entire portfolio. The 2030 Commitment emphasizes maintaining progress across a firm's reporting years, whether that's increasing number of projects reported as well as energy performance. Is my data anonymous? Yes! We will never publish one specific project or firm's data without their consent. All the data published and in the 2030 By the Numbers report is aggregated and anonymous. To see more about the program's Terms and Conditions, go to this page: https://aiaorg.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DDXWIK/pages/32801185/Terms+and+Conditions?src=contextnavpagetreemode. If we are not the prime architect and are a consultant on a project (landscape architect, sustainability analysis or certification), should we include or exclude the project from our portfolio (assuming the prime architect should be reporting it)? We have this discussion internally all the time. Our rule of thumb is that if we're substantially responsible for the building design, we'll go ahead and report it. But if the architect of record is a signatory, we would expect that they would report, especially if your scope is limited to landscape design and sustainable consulting. In the future, we are developing a new firm to firm collaboration tool so that multiple firms are able to claim credit for a single project without that project being double counted. Do projects need to meet GSF requirements to be reported? In 2023, one of our DDx updates was establishing a minimum and maximum GSF for projects. The minimum area for a project to be reported in the DDx is 100 GSF and the maximum is 5 million GSF. What are the boundaries of gross square feet? If you've ever done BOMA, you know that there officially a dozen ways to calculate that number. Two rules of thumb: exterior gross area as available OR just match the same number on the energy modeling report so that everything is consistent. What resource do you use to identify climate zone? The climate zone information provided is based on 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). You will find it in Chapter 3 [CE], Section C301. For further information, please see the DDx Help Page here: Choose a Climate Zone Should we also report on projects that have been recently completed (in the last few years)? Typically, we only ask for projects that were actively in design or construction during the calendar year. We don't ask for retro-reporting. If you happen to have a particularly project type you need information for, you can retroactively report them and list them for a prior reporting year so that it doesn't superficially change your 2023 numbers. My project is under Title 24 in California. Is there a way to convert the TDV data used by code into an EUI to report for AIA 2030? Yes! Please refer to this great resource from AIA California: https://aiacalifornia.org/design-awards-2/understanding-your-buildings-energy-and-carbon/ and the linked pdf: Guide to Energy and Carbon Data Entry in the AIA Common App. Instead of using the TDV metrics themselves, find site energy use values in the Title 24 reports and convert those to kBtu. Site energy units found in T24 reports include MBtu and MWh. Those two lines can then be added to the fuel sources tab directly in the DDx. For information on inputting fuel sources, see this help page: Add Energy Modeling and Fuel Source Data What if building is partial reuse and partial new? For partial reuse and partial new … projects that's your professional judgement call. That field will not effect any other entries or the baseline. It's for research and tracking purposes only. So if it has a very small addition and is mostly renoa renovation, call it a renorenovation. If it's a major gut job with a big new addition and you feel it's more new construction than renorenovation, call it new construction. It's up to you. Can the projects be merged with the database from 2040 MEP commitment - if your consultants have already done the work? Unfortunately, there is not a direct link between the AIA DDX and MEP 2040. The best way to merge would be in an Excel file and to bulk upload. What should I do when your project type is not supported by Zero tool? Two things to consider:
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